Rider fatality

26-year-old jockey dies after fall in training

Australian jockey Carly-Mae Pye died after sustaining head and chest injuries when her mount fell at a Queenstown racetrack

Amateur rider killed in rotational fall

A father-of-2 is killed after his horse somersaulted and landed on him at a hunter trials in Ireland

Grandmother's hacking death an 'accident'

A judge has ruled that a rider who suffered head injuries in a fall out hacking died as a result of an accident

Belgian showjumper Nick Motmans dies following schooling fall

The Belgian showjumper has died after suffering head injuries in a fall earlier this week

Female jockey Desiree Gill dies after fall

A 45-year-old Australian jockey has died from head injuries sustained in a fall

Rider's death ruled 'accidental' after being crushed in horse fall

An inquest into the death of a 22-year-old rider, who was killed when her horse fell on top of her, has concluded

Teenage event rider killed in 'fluke' fall

Lucy Woolley, who was 16, died the day after falling from her eventer when it was spooked by a tractor out hacking. Her mother said she had 'lived for' her riding

Female jockey Simone Montgomerie dies after fall

A young female jockey has died after falling from her horse during a race in Australia

American event rider dies in fall at home

Popular amateur rider Christine Brown was killed in a fall while jumping at home. Friends and family are raising money for a permanent memorial at the Kentucky Horse Park, close to her home — where the Rolex Horse Trials take place

Rider killed in fall out hacking in Yorkshire

A rider has been killed in a fall after her horse bolted while hacking past farm vehicles on a lane in South Yorkshire

Teenage showjumper dies after fall at show

Ella Pallister, who was 17, died after falling in the warm-up arena at Kingston Maurward in Dorset at the weekend

Endurance medical armbands considered after fatal fall

Suggestions that endurance riders should wear eventing-style medical armbands are being considered by the FEI and Endurance GB after the death of a Japanese rider

American eventing safety proposals stir heated debate

America’s eventing bosses are proposing revolutionary new rules to make the sport less dangerous following the death of two horses at Rolex Kentucky three-day event

Education is at the heart of eventing safety, says FEI

The latest International Equestrian Federation figures show eventing falls are decreasing, but rotational falls are up with a quarter of riders involved in such falls being severely injured or killed

Rider killed in horse fall suffered "accidental death"

Thirty-one-year-old Georgia Hill, of Burley-in-Wharfdale suffered internal injuries after losing her stirrup and falling from her horse, a coroner has ruled

Karen Rodgers dies in cross-country fall at Ballindenisk Horse Trials

Organisers of the Ballindenisk one-day event in Co Cork, Ireland have launched an investigation after the death of Karen Rodgers at the event on Sunday

Austrian event rider dies in cross-country fall

A 62-year-old Austrian rider, Franz Graf, had been killed while competing in a national event at Aspang, near Vienna, Austria

New eventing safety rules to be introduced in America

The US Eventing Association is drafting proposed new rules in an attempt to slow speeds and move away from technical cross-country courses

'Safety research fence' to tour BE events this season

A temporary cross-country fence, equipped with four sensors in the top rail and a camera, will be included at 15 British Eventing competitions as part of research to make the sport safer

Young girl killed in tragic accident at Milton Keynes Eventing Centre

A 12-year-old girl was killed on Sunday while taking part a novice indoor cross-country competition at Milton Keynes Eventing Centre